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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4000
3600
3350
3300
4150
4000
4950
5150
4650
6650
3350
4300
3350
3350
3850
km/h
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
35
NNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
1
 mm
0.3
1.4
1.6
0.3
3
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.3
1.4
max °C
5
5
4
5
6
2
7
9
6
7
8
3
4
5
1
-2
0
-1
min °C
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
9
4
5
5
1
2
4
-5
-4
0
-2
 chill °C
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
7
2
3
1
-4
-3
0
-10
-9
-7
-7
Freezing level m
4350
4500
4200
4150
4550
4050
4250
4900
4550
4450
4950
4250
4050
4400
3650
3100
3700
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
55345259567235-2-30-2997996101410111168103242
Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
Sunset
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:57
6:54
6:53

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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
39 km N
2330m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
41 km S
2352m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
48 km SE
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 41).
0
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
2
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
65 km NW
2286m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 192).
8
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Fog -.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 100).
0 km
Low: overcast
72 km E
2398m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 102).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.